I am sitting in the back of a plane and whispering to my friend, Kevin, via Skype. He is 12,000 miles away in South Korea and asking about the status of my life list. My plane starts to taxi and I lose signal as we move toward the runway. As soon as I put my phone down, the beautiful girl sitting next to me asks excitedly “what’s on your bucket list”?! It starts.
Most of the time when I explain my bucket list to someone, they listen wide-eyed and interested. There is something Disneyesque about stepping away from your accepted life in order to pursue your dream. Inevitably the subject of my job comes up. “How do you have the time and the money to do all of that?”. I explain I do Internet marketing and tell them that I bet they could do a bucket list of their own. The girl on airplane laughed, like many other people have and said she wishes she could but her job won’t allow it. I smile. I used to be held back by the same reasoning.
Below is a list of 40+ portable professions that enable you to travel the world and pursue a bucket list of your own. Shifting careers is hard but not impossible. If you are serious about wanting to create a bucket list of your own, these may be the keys that enable you to do so.
Technology Industry
- Web Developer
- Search Engine Optimizer
- Affiliate Marketer
- Search Engine Marketer (PPC)
- Blogger
- Graphic Designer
- Voice Over Specialist
- Network Administrator
Medical Industry
- Nurse
- EMT
- Doctor
- Acupuncturist
- Yogi
- Massage Therapist
Services Industry
- Mail Carrier
- Garbage Worker
- Driver
- Airplane Pilot
- Helicopter Pilot
- Airline Crew
- Paramedic
- Mechanic
- Firefighter
- Hair Stylist
- General Contractor
- Banker
- Hospitality Worker
- Bartender
- House Keeper
- Childcare Worker
Arts and Entertainment
- Painter
- Writer
- Real Estate Photographer
- Dancer
- Sex Worker
- Singer
- Musician
- Magician
Education
- Language Teacher
- Student
- Dive Instructor
- Ski Instructor
- Speech Therapist
- Sports Coach
- Referee
Let me be the first to comment that not all of these are always portable. For example, being a doctor in one country doesn’t necessarily mean that you will be allowed to be a doctor in different country. The trick is to think outside the box and combine professions.
Perhaps you use your medical skills not as a doctor but as an author writing about medical mysteries. That combination could provide you with the resources you need to complete your bucket list. What if you are a plumber who might not be licensed to work in other states. In this case you could use what you have learned about marketing your small business and you could teach other people how to do it online.
The only thing that is keeping you from living your own dreams is yourself. Join me in taking some time today to brainstorm how either of us can combine the professions listed above to live better lives than we do today.
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On an only slightly related note, my book came out yesterday! Learn more about how I am combining SEO and writing to improve my life.
